Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Hunter in The Phantom of the Opera

We were alllllll so excited when Hunter
tried out for and got a role in Midway
High School's theater/musical production...
and also that it was
The Phantom of the Opera!!!
Midway's Fine Arts Department goes
all out for these productions and
this one was AMAZING!!!
I loved that Walker and Hadlee
insisted on going to see the Hunter B perform!!!
The entire family bought V.I.P. tickets
for the first night of the performance...
Hunter was set to perform in the Thursday
and Saturday night performances. 
Our family was so happy and thankful
that Hunter would finally get some
much deserved ATTENTION!!!!!!!!!!!
I cried when Lynna called me early, early
Thursday morning to tell me that
Hunter had been up all night with 103 fever...
she just knew it was the flu that was
going around:(  I called his teacher
as soon as I got to school to give her
the heads up.  Hunter was devastated
and wanted to still perform;(  Lynna
took him to the doctor:  FLU...
and no way could he/should he/or would they
let him perform with the flu:(((
I scrambled all day long to get us
tickets to the SOLD OUT performance
on Saturday night in the hopes that he
would be able to perform then. 
Poor, poor Hunter:(
 
THANKFULLY, he was better
by Saturday and we all had tickets again!:)
I was only able to secure one VIP ticket for
that night and of course Lynna got it!
But that was okay...we still had good seats.
The performance was AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We weren't allowed to take pictures
during the show.  These were all taken afterwards. 
I would have loved to have been able to take
some of Hunter on stage in his role.   
It's hard to believe that there could be
THIS much talent in a high school!!!
I am not exaggerating at all!
Hunter was Monsieur LeFevre...
the original owner of the opera house.
He was INCREDIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!
In true Hunter B fashion, he had totally
down played his role so we were shocked
to see how much he DID speak and act
in the first part of the play!
He was TRULY OUTSTANDING!!!
Plus he was in the chorus and other random
spots throughout the rest of the play!
That's our boy!!!!!!!!!!
We were all beaming with pride!!

I love this kid so much!
Our Happy Go Lucky Loving Hunter B:)
Our beautiful little Hoodie, Carli!!!
She and Hunter are great friends.
LOVE them both so much:)
Hunter is loved by EVERYONE!
Still in character...and telling me
he was sick of pictures!
Give the papparazzi a break, Hunter B;)
Walker and Hadlee were so
 good during the long play. 
Very intrigued by it all. 
Hadlee did ask me when "half-time"
was which reminded me my children
might need a little more culture;)
Not everything is sports centered
with a half-time!  So, they also
learned the term "intermission"!!!
The entire cast was amazing...
the kids loved getting to meet the Phantom!
SUCH a fun night celebrating, honoring
and enjoying success for our
Hunter B!  He soooooo deserved it:)
I dare say that Walker & Hadlee
were his two biggest fans...
in the show and in life!!!
Bravo, Hunter B, Bravo!!!!!!!!
 
We are so proud of you
and we love you more than you
could EVER imagine!!!

1 comment:

Beth E. said...

Way to go, Hunter! I'm so glad he got over the flu and was able to perform. He's handsome AND talented. Plus, he seems like the sweetest guy, ever! Sure wish we had been able to see him in action...I know he was awesome!